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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Monday, March 20, 2017

In A Vase On Monday

In A Vase on Monday has been hosted for four years now by the indefatigable petal pusher, Cathy of Rambling in the Garden fame. Click here to see her arrangement today, a very special blogaversary celebration, and to see what others have dragged inside to bring them joy this week.

It's been another busy week and I've had a bit of a cold that has left me feeling unmotivated to play in the garden, even though the sun finally made an appearance on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Usually, a nice warm bowl of soup is just the thing for a cold but this bowl makes me feel pretty good too!

Hellebore time only comes once a year so we might as well enjoy it!

How did that camellia sneak in there?

The green double one, 'Martha' was pure white earlier.

A few camellia and heuchera leaves joined the group to replace celebratory floating candles (the flames would have singed the flowers.)

No props this week, just a bowl of blooms and a happy blogaversary wish to Cathy! Thanks as always for hosting!

This is some collection you have there Peter. Stunning. I always find it impossible to pick just one or two favorites. I don't have this problem with other plants, just with Hellebores. If I had the space I would have one of each, just like you :-) Feel better! It's the first day of spring!

That is a beautiful bowl of blooms! I put something like that together with my Hellebore blooms a couple of years ago, but some of my Hellebores have declined since planting, I'm not sure why. Sorry you're not feeling up to par, hope you're feeling better soon, now that spring is here. It looks like we might have some springlike weather in the forecast.

You have a beautiful collection of Hellebores (and Camellia). Mine have been wanting to bloom for weeks now, but I kept them covered so they wouldn't freeze. I know they're tough, but I want the blooms to last as long as possible. Also, what AlisonC said.

About Me

Why Outlaw Gardener? I like to break the rules of good taste, plant placement, and plant hardiness. Also, I have received periodic "love notes" from the city code enforcement officer telling me that my parking strip plants encroach on the city's right-of-way. When expressing my distress over the latest such notice, I exclaimed to my pal Loree (Danger Garden) "I'm an outlaw gardener!" To which she replied,"That would be a good name for a blog."
My first gardens were in Southeast Alaska (zone 3.)I do miss the beauty and community of small-town Alaska but I don't take for granted for a moment how wonderful it is to garden in zone 8.